All news: Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan expands local outreach to prevent child and forced labour
Around 1,500 people across 35 etraps in Turkmenistan took part in an ILO-supported awareness-raising initiative on preventing child and forced labour, particularly in the cotton harvest.
Turkmenistan advances dialogue on social protection
The ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank held consultations in Ashgabat on the results of the Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI) social protection system assessment and next steps to strengthen social protection in Turkmenistan.
ILO and European Union launch project to promote decent work and prevent child and forced labour in Turkmenistan
EU-funded ILO project will support national efforts to strengthen labour standards and address child labour and forced labour with a focus on the cotton sector.
Sub-regional Programming Meeting: Advancing ILO strategies for the 2024-25 biennium
The ILO Team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia charts the path forward
ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice
The announcement was made during the ILO Director-General’s official visit to Uzbekistan from 7-11 July.
ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment
The ILO called for better and authoritative data to track the changing world of work at the conference, which discusses the development of reliable statistics to measure and understand new forms of employment, setting a common path for the coming...
International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards
The annual meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Member States concluded with progress towards regulating biohazards, a review of work conditions in the care sector and the key role of fundamental principles and rights in a rapidly...
World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice
The Presidents of Brazil and Nepal joined the Inaugural Forum, which was held during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference.
Kyrgyzstan ratifies the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
Kyrgyzstan the 41st country to ratify this convention.
ILO Director-General Houngbo warns that multiple crises could jeopardize recent advances in the world of work
The Director-General stressed the need for more social justice at the opening session of the 112th International Labour Conference.
World Employment and Social Outlook
ILO expects global unemployment to drop slightly in 2024, but slow progress to reduce inequalities is “worrying”
Unequal access to employment opportunities remains a problem worldwide, even as new projections from the ILO show an improvement in global joblessness this year.
Leadership and management training for ILO staff in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Director, specialists and programme officer of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia gathered to undertake leadership and management training in the context of multiple crises. The exercise served to...
ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: foreseeing trends for the next biennium
23-24 November 2023, TASHKENT – The ILO staff gathered here to take part in an innovative Foresight exercise facilitated by ITC ILO. The exercise served to foster team spirit, reflect on working modalities internally and externally - with the...
ILO experts and trade unions in Central Asia discuss workplace safety in the region
On June 23, 2023 a two-day Regional Conference of Trade Unions of Central Asia on “The role of trade unions in ensuring occupational safety and health and the effective functioning of the labour inspectorate” opened in Astana. It was organized by...
ILO team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: plans for the next biennium defined
22-24 February 2023, TASHKENT – ILO conducted its programming meeting for the Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia to discuss plans for 2023 and formulate strategy for 2024-2025. The team aimed to define a...
Liberia and Turkmenistan ratify the 1986 Constitutional Amendment
ILO Moscow all-staff motivational team building event
The online all-staff motivational event took place on 15 and 17 November 2021.
ILO Launches a Flagship Course for Social Partners to Boost Interaction with UN System
On 8-24 September 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Center in Turin (ITCILO) organized an online training for social partners under the title of “Making the voices of social partners count in UN...
ILO Moscow Manual for Public Employment Services
Statement by the ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Heinz Koller
ILO Presents a Flagship Training Manual for Public Employment Services
The ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is pleased to announce the launch of its flagship publication “Public Employment Services and the Future of Work. Training Manual for the CIS Regional...